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Jennicut

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93. We need to return to the 90's. I graduated in '94 and kids blew up

Tue Apr 30, 2013, 01:30 PM

Apr 2013

stuff when I was in high school and no one cared, at all. I remember a boy mixing all kinds of stuff in chemistry class. My daughters are elementary school age now and this zero tolerance crap scares me. I think people meant well in reaction to bad behavior but it just goes too far now.

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Florida Teen Girl Charged With Felony After Science Experiment Goes Bad [View all] The Straight Story Apr 2013 OP

"She will be tried as an adult" WTF?? arcane1 Apr 2013 #1

Put me on that Jury. Lochloosa Apr 2013 #23

Me also...she'd be home for supper. BlueJazz Apr 2013 #45

Gosh, I feel so much safer now! Flagrante Apr 2013 #61

Someone is under the pay of the Private Prison system Drale Apr 2013 #2

Thanks for that link. dipsydoodle Apr 2013 #8

damn! skip fox Apr 2013 #27

you really gotta wonder barbtries Apr 2013 #50

Judges Plead Guilty in Scheme to Jail Youths for Profit bananas Apr 2013 #87

Why did I know this young lady was going to be a minority. Arctic Dave Apr 2013 #3

oddly - first thing that popped into my mind also. rurallib Apr 2013 #30

it took me a minute, but yeah. barbtries Apr 2013 #51

She's black? NO WAY. Brickbat Apr 2013 #4

You could probably do the same without the smoke dipsydoodle Apr 2013 #5

Once again it's fucking Florida sharp_stick Apr 2013 #6

Once you have "school resource officers" in the school, everything is a potential crime... 1monster Apr 2013 #100

That is too fucking scary. nt SunSeeker May 2013 #113

School reaction is so effed up its ridiculous, benld74 Apr 2013 #7

welcome to america 2013...out of it's fucking mind spanone Apr 2013 #9

How Terribly Sad MagickMuffin Apr 2013 #10

+1 ArcticFox Apr 2013 #29

+ Another 1. This is so effed up! nt historylovr Apr 2013 #91

Yeah, I bet being tried as an adult she'll get more time then the two convicted rapists in Ohio davidpdx Apr 2013 #108

+1 caseymoz Apr 2013 #112

EXPLICIT LANGUAGE WARNING: How can any human being with a conscience Shankapotomus Apr 2013 #11

doubleyou tee ef progressoid Apr 2013 #12

One out of three Florida residents end up arrested at some point. They love arresting people. stevenleser Apr 2013 #13

Gee, my 10th grade chem teacher used to enjoy telling how to blow things up. baldguy Apr 2013 #14

my sixth grade english teacher brought a cross bow to class arely staircase Apr 2013 #17

What???? hunter Apr 2013 #15

We all brought the same types of things. I don't remember anyone ever dying from any of MellowYellow Apr 2013 #26

Hell, I brought a handgun to school... malthaussen Apr 2013 #85

My kid picked up a toy gun in the prop room of the school drama department AFTER another kid 1monster Apr 2013 #101

I guess she did learn something kudzu22 Apr 2013 #16

Yes. Chemicals + explosion + zero tolerance = go directly to jail. Initech Apr 2013 #25

She learned that . . . Brigid Apr 2013 #43

I hate knee-jerk reactions. Apophis Apr 2013 #18

Um... Dr. Strange Apr 2013 #19

Probably meant "expulsion". But, you know, the education system is busy doing dumb things like this. nolabear Apr 2013 #56

That was my thought, too... Ms. Toad Apr 2013 #73

Insanity runs rampant SamKnause Apr 2013 #20

No sane jury would convict Renew Deal Apr 2013 #21

another child sacrifice to the cca - leftyohiolib Apr 2013 #22

The CCA claims more profit. Initech Apr 2013 #24

Under the conditions of this arrest... jmowreader Apr 2013 #28

Our chem teacher was deaf from years of blowing shit up BrotherIvan Apr 2013 #31

Oooh, oooh, oohh! I know what that makes. /nt TheMadMonk Apr 2013 #71

She'll probably get 5 years+ in jail, will never find work. Dash87 Apr 2013 #32

JFC Blue Owl Apr 2013 #33

Yay! One more success for zero-tolerance laws! (nt) jeff47 Apr 2013 #34

Zero Tolerance is for Fucking Idiots. Iggo Apr 2013 #36

All this nonsense will make her miss final exams, book reports and other work. lpbk2713 Apr 2013 #35

Another step towards Idiocracy ramapo Apr 2013 #37

Sadly, that was my first thought too... Moostache Apr 2013 #110

When I was in high school we made a point of blowing stuff up. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2013 #38

Exactly!!! SwissTony Apr 2013 #46

My drama class used to save up the hairdye in a spray can stuff SoCalDem Apr 2013 #66

Our trick was collecting aerosols at the local dump, consolidating them... TheMadMonk Apr 2013 #72

??? heaven05 Apr 2013 #39

I think an investigation needs to be Jenoch Apr 2013 #40

WTF is wrong with this country??? When I was in 8th grade we studied kestrel91316 Apr 2013 #41

It is the "zero tolerance" BS which is out of control. nt Stretch714 Apr 2013 #65

We are regressing to the bad old days of the '50s, folks. AverageJoe90 Apr 2013 #42

It's worse than the '50s. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2013 #44

Maybe in your locale. AverageJoe90 Apr 2013 #74

We need to return to the 90's. I graduated in '94 and kids blew up Jennicut Apr 2013 #93

Was this actually during a science class or did she make a bottle bomb and set it off in the hall? NightWatcher Apr 2013 #47

Sounds like she did it on school property but outside the building. tclambert Apr 2013 #63

How about mento's and a Pepsi? Terror... xtraxritical May 2013 #118

She needs a better teacher. Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #48

what the fuck goes on barbtries Apr 2013 #49

AAAAAAHHHHHGGGGGGGG!!!!!!! BlueJazz Apr 2013 #52

I love the pic Tyrs WolfDaemon Apr 2013 #68

They look mighty vicious ....and ready for play ! BlueJazz Apr 2013 #69

This meets the FBI definition of a WMD, I believe BlueStreak Apr 2013 #53

Where exactly does "MASS" fit into this definition? SwissTony Apr 2013 #89

Just as ridiculous as claiming that a pressure cooker BlueStreak Apr 2013 #90

What a load of CRAP Warpy Apr 2013 #54

Would say Jesus effin' Christ were it not blasphemous indepat Apr 2013 #55

She might have tried this one from Youtube: tclambert Apr 2013 #57

How about baking soda and vinigar? xtraxritical May 2013 #119

How about bleach and ammonia? xtraxritical May 2013 #121

I knew science was going to become illegal. TNNurse Apr 2013 #58

If Bart Simpson were real, he'd have been executed by now. n/t n2doc Apr 2013 #59

What happens if The Wizard Apr 2013 #60

WTSP Video Report on the Situation... xocet Apr 2013 #62

Didja notice on the same page was a story about some guy raping and brutalizing horses... TreasonousBastard May 2013 #117

I didn't see that. Bizarre.... n/t xocet May 2013 #122

I expect there to be some while male panic over the idea of a girl bomber. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #64

Yaaaay!! Fuck science in the ear!! derby378 Apr 2013 #67

Who is the prosecutor? They need to find something better to do. Glimmer of Hope Apr 2013 #70

Lock this punk away for 20 years, I say. It only starts with small science experiments.... Bucky Apr 2013 #75

We clearly have a Newest Reality Apr 2013 #76

Let's be honest here - she was arrested for... CincyDem Apr 2013 #77

16 years old? Death penalty for sure. Turbineguy Apr 2013 #78

At that same high school in the 60s a classmate of mine made poison gases csziggy Apr 2013 #79

There are too many "law enforcement" that are old dish rags. LiberalFighter Apr 2013 #80

PSSST! DO something! Th1onein Apr 2013 #81

The superintendent is a Green Lantern? Arkana May 2013 #115

VERY PRODUCTIVE! Th1onein May 2013 #120

"will be forced to complete her diploma through an explosion program" muriel_volestrangler Apr 2013 #82

This is going to go on her permanent record Capt. Obvious Apr 2013 #83

It doesn't sound like she's entirely innocent. Captain Stern Apr 2013 #84

This just in from the Hair on fire brigade of the right wing: Chemistry is now outlawed. Javaman Apr 2013 #86

Hair on Fire brigade of Left Wing : something smells odd. mwooldri Apr 2013 #95

Dang, I hope you didn't burn yourself too badly. Javaman Apr 2013 #96

Was OK thanks. Hair turned from blonde to silver, smelled bad for a bit. mwooldri Apr 2013 #97

Another one for mugshots.com ...guilty or not. L0oniX Apr 2013 #88

It's Florida. No surprise. lebkuchen Apr 2013 #92

a waste of resources prosecuting a straight A student who made a bad decision noiretextatique Apr 2013 #94

Someone mentioned "after recent events"... levp Apr 2013 #98

It gets worse. Mr. X Apr 2013 #99

Don't even really need chemistry knowledge. Codeine Apr 2013 #107

WTF?! sakabatou Apr 2013 #102

It starts with a small explosion The Wizard Apr 2013 #103

These stories are nuts...not one adult is thinking. n/t Jefferson23 Apr 2013 #104

I've said it before...our justice system is becoming a joke davidn3600 Apr 2013 #105

Ignorant motherfuckers. Codeine Apr 2013 #106

This country has gone to shit DainBramaged Apr 2013 #109

... SammyWinstonJack Apr 2013 #111

Of course, if she had given a gun to a five year old Alcibiades May 2013 #114

She bought the chemicals from home - and did not do her "experiment" in a classroom. hack89 May 2013 #116